Volatile compounds and process of producing same.



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FENNSELYilNIA, i-iGSIGNflR, BY ASSEGN- ELL-E GGMFOTJ'HDS AND PROCESES PROfB-UGEEG SAME.

periocl, suhstaneiully all the cerbo-nitrid is" velatilized and. when the pressure is less than that 01"? the atmosphere all the carhcnitricl vcletilizecl in a period of time less marl minutes,

Either niaregen gas, er proclucer ga's, may be employed es above stated, and when preclucer gas is employed such gee may centain on the average about 60 nitrogeil, li and 38% carhen incncxicl. Q0, so fillet when 3R1 trcgei'i is removed by my process she preclucer gas is greatly improvedand enriched by the carbon IHOHOXlCl GO, generated by the machine. Said producer gas can therefore later he uciiizecl. to greater eclventage fer cemhustieii or other pllIZ-QOSQS. Thai! t9 say frcrn the cerhc-riitriii equaaizicui ehev'e it is evident that each Volume of nitrogen fixed, an equel x clumeof cerhon mOHOKTldl CU, is liberated, and jeins the-furnace gases, Now when producer gas is emplqyecl, having" say 60% of nitrogen and 38%. eff carbon mchcxid, and when one third or 20% of the is fi ed, it is evident 20% car-eon men will he udclecl to the 38% of CiJuOZI Ii'iOIiOXlfl already present, Accc-rcl- 1: e resulting 1 time will contain 58% instead or its original therefore, that the pre- SlllflS'ilafiEll eilclisicn 0i carbon mcncxicl, causing it to become a valuable icy-product.

In carrying out the process in crder to serious reterclatien of the reaction it is desirable c0 maintain such a flow e'f i'iitrcgen thrcugh the furnace that the partial pressure of the carbon IIIODOXlfl present "will not exceed say 400 he 4:501 mlillmeters of itnercury.

The vclui'sile carho-nitricl thus preducecl may he recovered by leading ircm 'ehe furnace ancl allowing it tosolidify or 6G3 ice ' carried by the when the following reaction takes place If the volatile carbo-nitrid is recovered as i a. solution its" combined nitrogen may be converted into ammonia by heating the solution to substantially 200 C. in a suitably closed vessel.

If the volatile product is allowed to condense as, forexample in the form of a loose powder, it is apt to absorb any moisture with'which it might come in contact and also to rapidly oxidize if exposed to free oxygen, and therefore care should be taken to prevent the exposure of this new product to water vapor or to the atmosphere.

In actual tests using calcium oxid and nitrogen gas and a temperature of 1000 C. for minutes, analyses show that over 85% of the calcium present, in the calcium oxid charge, appeared in the volatile carbo-nitrid produced. These analyses further show chemically combined nitrogen as well as chemically combined carbon in the volatilized products in the proportion required by tl formula It is thei'efore certain that my volatile product-is l a carbo-nitrid and not a nitrid.

The so portion of the carbo-nitrid which is formed simultaneously with the volatile port-ion remains in the residue passingthrough the furnace and its combined nitrogen may be recovered in the form of ammonia by treating said residue with Water at about 200 C. in a suitably closed vessel. 4

It will thus be seen that my process fixes atmospheric nitrogen Without the use of calcium carbid as a raw materialand. at a moderate temperature as compared to that necessary to make the carbid.

My new volatile and solid products fur-' ther differ from calcium cyanamid in that the hydrolysis of the same does not produce cyanamid,H CN as is the case with commercial calcium cyanamid. On the other hand, the reactions of my new product lead to the supposition that it is a polymer of cyanamidin that it gives some of the characteristic reactions of melamin, such as a White precipitate with saluble silver and lead salts.

It is obvious that oxids'other than calciuin oxid may also be'utilized in fixing nitrogen by my process, for example the oxids of the alkali, the alkali earth metals, of the non-metals, as well as the oXids of the heavy metals such as iron, zinc, lead, etc.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of my process without departing from thespirit of my invention, and therefore Ido not wish to be limited to the above disclosure except as may be required by the claims.

What I claim is nitrogen to a temperature sufficient to produce said portion of volatile carbo-nitrid and suitablyrecovering said volatile portion, substantially as described.

2. The process of producing ,a volatile carbo-nitrid, which consists in preparing a mixture of a suitable oxid and jecting said mixture in an atmosphere containing free nitrogen to a temperature sufficient to produce said volatile carbo-nitrid and suitably recovering the latter, substantially as described.

3. The process of producing a volatile alkali earth carbo-nitrid, which consists in preparing a mixture of an alkali earth oxid and carbon; subjecting thesame in an'atmosphere containing nitrogen, to a term perature sufficient 'to'produce said carbonitrid and suitably recovering the latter,

substantially as described.

4. The process of producing a volatile calcium carbo-nitr'id, which consists in preparing a mixture of calciumloxid and carbon; subjecting the same in an atmosphere containing nitrogen but substantially devoid of free oxygen to a temperature, 'sufiicient to produce said carbo-nitrid and suitably recovering the latter, s'ubstantially as described.

5. The process of producing a volatile calcium carbo-nitrid, which consists in preparing a mixture of calcium oxid and carbon; subjecting the same in an atmosphere of nitrogen substantially free from chemically active oxygen and to a temperature sufficient to produce said carbo-nitrid and suitably recovering the latter, substantially as described.

6. The process of producing a volatile calcium carbonitrid which consists in precarbon; sub- 1. The process of producing a carbonitrid paring a mixture oj -calcium oxid and carbon; subjecting said mixture in an atmos phere of mtrogen to. a temperature suflicient to produce said carbo-nitrid, and recovering the latter in a medium devoid of chemically producing a volatile a ture sufiicient to produce said carbo-nitrid thereby causing carbon-monoxid to be evolved while maintaining the partial pressure of the carbon-monoxid present below 450 millimeters of mercury, substantially as described.

9. The herein described new product containing chemically combined carbo-nitrogen and an alkali earth metal the same being volatile at its temperature of formation, capable of forming a soluble white powder and of producing a white precipitate with soluble silver and lead salts, as Well as producing ammonia when subjected to the action of hot water under pressure, substantially as described.

10. The herein described new product containing chemically combined carbon, nitrogen and an alkali metal, the same being volatile at 1500 0., capable of forming a soluble white powder and of producing a white precipitate with soluble silver and lead salts, as well as producing ammonia when subjected to the action of water at 200 C., substantially as described.

11. The herein described new product containing chemically combined carbon, nitrogen and a metal, the same being capable of forming a soluble white powder and of producing a white precipitate with soluble silver and lead salts, as well as producing ammonia when sub ected to the action of water at 200 0., substantially as described.

12. The process of producing a volatile alkali metal carbo-nitrid, which consists in preparing 'a mixture of an alkali metal oxid and carbon; subjecting the same in an atmosphere containing ture sufficient to produce said carbo-nitrid and suitably recovering the latter, substantially as described.

nitrogen, to a tempera- 13. The processof producing a volatile metal carbo-nitrid, which consists in preparing a mixture of a metal oxid and carbon; subjecting the same in an atmosphere containing nitrogen but substantially devoid of free oxygen to a temperature sufficient to produce said carbo-nitrid and suitably recovering the latter, substantially as described.

14. The process of simultaneously fixing nitrogen and enriching producer gas which consists in preparing a mixture of carbon and suitable oxid; feeding producer gas containing nitrogen to said mixture; raising the temperature of said mixture sufficiently to cause some of the nitrogen present to be chemically fixed, and the carbon monoxid evolved to be added to said producer gas and suitably recovering the nitrogen containing product thus produced, substantially as described.

15. The process of producing a volatile product containing combined nitrogen, which consists in preparing a mixture of a. suitable oxid and carbon, subjecting said mixture in an atmosphere containing free nitrogen to a temperature suilicientto produce said volatile product and suitably recovering the latter, substantially as de-.

scribed.

16. The process of producing a volatile product containing a metal, an alkali metal, or an alkali earth metal combined with nitrogen, which consists in preparing a mixture of a suitable oxid of said metal; said alkali metal or said alkali earth metal and carbon, subjecting said mixture in an atmosphere containing free nitrogen to a temperature sufficient to produce said volatile product and suitably recovering the latter, substantially as described In testimony whereof i afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

F- AMUEL PEACOCK.

Witnesses:

T. A. lVrrruinsrooN, FnANcns SIEBEL. 

